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AWS stores customers’ data, also highly lucrative, making$107billion in the 2024 financial year,17%of Amazon's total revenue.
Web services begin to recover after major outage takes leading websites offline
Amazon Web Services, a major provider of cloud hosting that underpins much of the web and every day online tools, went offline because of a problem with one its core database products.
Oct. 20, 2025
By Patrick Smith
NBC News
Websites and services across the United States and around the world were recovering early Monday after a problem at a major cloud computing service left leading games, publishers and streaming platforms unusable to millions.
Amazon Web Services, a major provider of cloud hosting that underpins much of the web and every day online tools, went offline because of a problem with one its core database products, the company said.
The outage underlined the fragility of companies - including financial services - that use cloud-based servers to host their data, and how suddenly businesses across the globe can be impacted by an unplanned outage.
AWS first reported a problem at 12:11 a.m. PT (3:11 a.m. ET) and said it was dealing with an "operational issue" affecting 14 different services in its center in northern Virginia, at its U.S.-East-1 Region center.
At 6:35 a.m ET, the company said the database problem that caused the outage was "fully mitigated" but warned that there may still be delays.
The problem stemmed from an error with Amazon's DynamoDB database service, a system for managing database tables and indexes, AWS said.
Social media posts reported problems with cloud-based games such as Roblox and Fortnite; social networks including Snapchat and Reddit; Amazon and Prime Video; the digital Ring doorbell service, among many others.
Messaging services such as Signal were also impacted, prompting Article 19, a nongovernmental organization that promotes freedom of expression, to warn of the democratic consequences of such outages.
"These disruptions are not just technical issues, they’re democratic failures. When a single provider goes dark, critical services go offline with it — media outlets become inaccessible, secure communication apps like Signal stop functioning, and the infrastructure that serves our digital society crumbles," said Corinne Cath-Speth, Article 19’s head of digital.
Coinbase, the largest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, said its services were unavailable because of the AWS outage.
Media organizations, including Disney and The New York Times, were also apparently affected, according to Downdetector. The Associated Press said it was also experiencing issues, and that it had enabled its "AP Backup" system for people to access breaking news.
AWS customers were unable to report the problem because its automated support ticking system was also offline.
AWS stores customers’ data and offers a range of online activities and is a major player in the cloud computing, having recently invested in artificial intelligence products. It's also highly lucrative, making $107 billion in the 2024 financial year, 17% of Amazon's total revenue.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/amazon-web-services-outage-websites-offline-rcna238594
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